Robert Johnson
(1911.05.08 - 1938.08.16)
傳奇性的樂手往往有傳奇性的故事~~~
Robert Johnson 一位開創了藍調吉他,啟矇搖滾音樂的大師,出生於1911年,死於1938年遭人下毒,享年27歲,留下驚世駭俗的29首曲目。
隨之而起的流言從此四起,有人說他與魔鬼簽下合約,出賣靈魂。有人說他音樂本就是魔鬼附体,更有人連賣身地點都信誓旦旦的指出在密西西比的十字路口枯樹下………
傳說著,在午夜12點,拿著吉他到"十字路口"的枯樹下彈彈唱唱,然後就會有"人"(人嗎?)拿張合約找你簽,從此後你就會大紅大紫,但你活不過27歲……
最重要的专辑:King of the Delta Blues
最经典的单曲:I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
Robert Johnson 1911年5月8日生於美國Mississippi,正是所謂的King of the Delta Blues。
複雜的家庭背景和坎坷的一生,讓他的音樂天賦有表現的機會。愛喝酒、喜歡旅行到處去彈吉他是許多藍調樂手的特質,Robert Johnson也不例外。他從密西西比三角洲的同鄉Son House、Willi Brown那邊學了不少,加上自己獨特的 Fingerpicking 和 Slide 技巧而建立起名聲。
傳言他在十字路口用靈魂和魔鬼交換音樂技巧 (Paganini 也許是第一人),所以才會這麽厲害。電影 Crossroad 和 Cream 所翻唱的 Crossroad,都能讓我們感受這個傳奇的魔力。Robert Johnson不只唱出了內心的感動,可說是影響了之後50年的鄉村藍調和搖滾樂的發展。他的影響遍及大不列顛的許多年輕人,這些人正是日後的Eric Clapton、Jimmy Page、Keith Richard等人。
Eric Clapton受到Robert Johnson的影響很深,他是這麽說的:
Robert Johnson to me is the most important blues musician who ever lived. He was true, absolutely, to his own vision, and as deep as I have gotten into the music over the last 30 years. I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson. His music remains the most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice, really. I know when I first heard it, it called to me in my confusion, it seemed to echo something that I had always felt.
Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singer
Original Released: 1961
Tracklist
01. Cross Road Blues
02. Terraplane Blues
03. Come On In My Kitchen
04. Walkin' Blues
05. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
06. 32-20 Blues
07. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
08. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
09. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
10. When You Got A Good Friend
11. Ramblin' On My Mind
12. Stones In My Passway
13. Traveling Riverside Blues
14. Milkcow's Calf Blues
15. Me And The Devil Blues
16. Hell Hound On My Trail
17. Traveling Riverside Blues